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"It has become cliche to talk about faith as a journey, and yet the metaphor still holds" (180)

I always think about cliches and metaphors and where they actually began. This quote is so genuine, not only within a religious connotation, but with basically anything that has a cliche.

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"It's  the impossibility around which every other impossibility in the Christian faith orbits" (21)

For me, this quote really puts my life into perspective and reminds me of the days where I believe that the entire Christian faith is made up. Over time, going to a Catholic school, I have realized that I have always been surrounded by those who think the same as I do, then when I went to FSHA, I actually met people that identified with different religions allowing me to question who I am. Many say that questioning your faith is bad, but I think it is almost necessary in order to fully understand the faith you follow. My social location within my Catholic faith allows me to understand what others believe and be cautious of what we know.

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The Junior Ring Ceremony , although seeming small, was actually a very important rite of passage for me. It meant that I was no longer an underclassmen in high school, but rather someone that those younger than me would soon look up to. Although I lost my junior ring while night swimming in the ocean, it will continue to be something symbolic for me always, because it isnt just the ring. The ring symbolizes all the hard work and dedication that got me through the first two years at FSHA and was a sign to myself that I would continue this hard work for the rest of my life. This has shaped me to be the person I am becuase

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Graduating from the 8th grade and going into high school is a major mile stone for almost everybody. For me, it meant starting this new school in La Canada, gaining freedom, friends and responsibility along the way. Graduating from a small school in Arcadia being round the same 30 people for almost 12 years then jumping into a place surrounded by so many other high schools was a whirl wind, but something that gave me so many opportunities. This rite of passage ritual allowed me to get on with the next stage of my life while still celebrating all that I had accomplished.

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This song answers the question who am I because I have always been the type of person to have millions of ideas at a time whether it is with what I want to do with my life, what I want to create for dinner, or even what I want to start working on in Ceramics class. Having big dreams is a major part of who I am and really encompasses my thought process when thinking about the future.

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"In Baptism, we are identified as beloved children of God, and our adoption into sprawling, beautiful, dysfunctional family of the church is celebrated by whoever happens to be standing on the shoreline with  a hair dryer and deviled eggs" (15)

This quote connects to my social location and worldview because for me, I feel like the way I describe myself is based on the type of people I surround myself with and the people who truly care for me are going to be the people there helping me when I need it the most. I feel like I care a lot about others and what they think which is important, but can also be challenging. I need to realize that those waiting for me and that are there for me on the sidelines even when I am in last place are the type of people that I want to surround myself with for the rest of my life.

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These past 4 years of being on the hill has changed me in ways that I didn't even think was possible. It gave me the chance to meet some of my best friends and opened my worldview to people from all around the world. Being in high school has led me to be the person I am today by showing me the good and the bad things of high school allowing me to learn from my mistakes and continue on the path of becoming a better person

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Although many may not look at their family as a community, I feel like mine is a big part of my life and my social location. Coming from a separated family, people definitely see me differently and often try and feel bad for me. It has definitely opened my world view to different family situations and how people's personalities or moods may change because of something that is happening at home.

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My friends that I have met in high school, along with the ones who have been with me since pre-k have truly made me who I am today. I have made some amazing friends that have pushed me to do my best and tended to my social location by showing me different parts of LA and the world. My social location has been widened because of my friends and all the places we have been together,, from Palm Springs, to south Carolina, to even San Francisco.

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Though the past few years my mom has really been inspirational and a major part of who I am. Throughout my life she has taught me to be grateful for the things I have and always remember how blessed I am. She has taken me places that I have always wanted to go and she has given me the freedom to travel on my own as well. Growing up, I remember her being at all of my sporting events/recitals and always making me feel special. She loves all of my friends, and for the most part she trusts me that even when she is not there, my friends will protect me. She has taught me a lot about my social location and about the type of person I want to become and I could not be more grateful